Review Roundup: HP Officejet 4215 All-in-One

HP's home/home-office multifunction offers print, fax, scan, and copy functionality within a compact device. Reviewers praised its print quality and general usefulness. Complaints tended to be about small things, such as the lack of a memory-card slot and some awkwardness in replacing the ink cartridges.

Price: $149.99
Type: Color inkjet multifunction (print, fax, scan, copy)
Print Speed: 12ppm (color), 17ppm (black)
Print Resolution: 4800x1200 (color optimized), 1200x1200 (black)

What They Think: ZDNet

Rating: 8.0 (out of 10)

Liked: "Prints, copies, scans, and faxes well; produces quality color prints; fine HP software and support; Windows and Mac compatible; attractive design."

Disliked: "No built-in memory card reader; small output tray; awkwardly located document catcher; slightly pricey replacement ink."

In Short: "With a bargain-basement price, the HP OfficeJet 4215 is a multitalented, multifunction printer for the home or the office."

What They Think: PC Magazine

Rating: 3 (out of 5)

Liked: "Output quality is very good or just short of very good across the board. Sheet-fed scanner allows scanning, faxing, and copying. Small footprint."

Disliked: "Sheet-fed scanner limits usefulness for photos and thick originals. Performance is relatively slow."

In Short: "Built around an ink jet printer and sheet-fed scanner, the HP Officejet 4215 all-in-one is aimed at those who want basic fax, copy, and scan features but don't need to scan photos or pages from bulky sources like magazines. Print speed is on the slow slide."

What They Think: Hardware Central

Rating: N/A

Liked: "outputs crisp black text and good color photos" "compact and lightweight design" "works well as a standalone fax machine"

Disliked: "HP suggests that users will leave the trays folded when not in use, which protects the unit from dust but leaves it useless for anything except sending a fax via PC" "some users may find the two (black and multicolor) ink cartridges a bit tricky to seat into their receptacles properly" "limited by its fax-machine-style sheet feeder"

In Short: This combination printer, fax, copier, and scanner can't handle the needs of large offices, but for home-based and other small offices, it's a worthy product at a low price.